puppy

Example Sentences

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They usually took the puppy with them, but on that night they left her at home.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Sam is hapless and downwardly mobile, yet he’s as likable as a shy puppy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Like a giddy toddler toying with a puppy - now you see the ball, now it's skipping into your net.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The Walt Disney Co. first teased that the Blue Heeler puppy and her younger sister Bingo would be coming to the Anaheim theme park in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

“Stay here, don’t move,” Gibby had said, like Ridge was a puppy.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly